I always liked floating. At young age, I discovered this technique that allows me to feel the water while still stay outside. Look at the sky, at the clouds drifting up there, and let the waves swing me from underneath. It is very calming, so much so that once you surrender to it and dip your ears as well so as to eliminate background sounds (“He took my ball!”, “She splashed at me!”), you can even break away from everything for a few seconds and only breath and float.
